Wikipedia:Closure requests

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Use the closure requests noticeboard to ask an uninvolved editor to assess, summarize, and formally close a Wikipedia discussion. Do so when consensus appears unclear, it is a contentious issue, or where there are wiki-wide implications (e.g. any change to our policies or guidelines).

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In discussions where consensus is entirely clear to everyone involved, there is no need for a formal close: just go ahead and implement the decision! Discussions should only be posted here when an uninvolved closer is actually needed to resolve the matter.

Do not post here to rush the closure. Also, only do so when the discussion has stabilised.

On the other hand, if the discussion has much activity and the outcome isn't very obvious, you should let it play out by itself. We want issues to be discussed well. Do not continue the discussion here.

There is no fixed length for a formal request for comment (RfC). Typically 7 days is a minimum, and after 30 days the discussion is ripe for closure. The best way to tell is when there is little or no activity in the discussion, or further activity is unlikely to change its result. Don't worry if the discussion has been archived; the closing editor can easily deal with that.

When the discussion is ready to be closed and the outcome is not obvious, you can submit a brief and neutrally worded request for closure.

Include a link to the discussion itself and the {{Initiated}} template at the beginning of the request. A helper script can make listing easier. Move discussions go in the 'other types' section.

Any uninvolved editor may close most discussions, so long as they are prepared to discuss and justify their closing rationale.

Closing discussions carries responsibility, doubly so if the area is contentious. You should be familiar with all policies and guidelines that could apply to the given discussion (consult your draft closure at the discussions for discussion page if unsure). Be prepared to fully answer questions about the closure or the underlying policies, and to provide advice about where to discuss any remaining concerns that editors may have.

Non-admins can close most discussions. Admins may not overturn your non-admin closures just because you are not an admin, and this is not normally in itself a problem at reviews. Still, there are caveats. You may not close discussions as an unregistered user, or where implementing the closure would need tools or edit permissions you do not have access to. Deletion and move discussion processes have more rules for non-admins to follow.

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Please append {{Doing}} to the discussion's entry you are closing so that no one duplicates your effort. When finished, replace it with {{Close}} or {{Done}} and an optional note, and consider sending a {{Ping}} to the editor who placed the request. Where a formal closure is not needed, reply with {{Not done}}. After addressing a request, please mark the {{Initiated}} template with |done=yes. This will set appropriate categories and trigger ClueBot III to archive the request. To revert a closure, please remove |done=yes and wrap your {{Done}} with strike through.

If you want to formally challenge and appeal the closure, do not start the discussion here. Instead, follow the advice at Wikipedia:Closing discussions § Challenging a closure.

Other areas tracking old discussions

Administrative discussions

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names#Katyperryflopped

(Initiated 2 days ago on 26 March 2026)
No input for over two days, and there seems to be clear consensus for administrative action, so this needs an uninvolved administrator. Left guide (talk) 02:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

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Requests for comment

Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 87#RFC: Baltic bios infoboxes question

(Initiated 72 days ago on 15 January 2026)
RFC template has expired, after a month. GoodDay (talk) 23:30, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Airport destination lists - sourcing requirements

(Initiated 69 days ago on 19 January 2026)
RFC is about to expire and has largely died down, with the newest comment made about a week ago. S5A-0043🚎^(Talk) 04:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 511#RfC: The Points Guy (TPG)

(Initiated 52 days ago on 4 February 2026)
Discussion has died down and RFC tag removed, ready to be closed. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 20:58, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

The RFC has been archived, please restore the discussion to the noticeboard if you close it. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 23:02, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:North Africa#Request for Comment - Inclusion of Content Ethnic Groups Section

(Initiated 51 days ago on 5 February 2026)
Strong support for the proposition with a minority opposition. There has been no further voting/views expressed since the 12th February. Would appreciate an administrator closing the RfC decisively now as it passed the natural 30 day limit and no further views seem to be incoming.WikiUser4020 (talk) 08:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Prefer to leave this unclosed pending WP:ARBMAG. Iseult^Δxtalk to me 08:01, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Opinion polling for the 2026 Israeli legislative election#c-Braganza-20260206145500-RfC

(Initiated 51 days ago on 6 February 2026)
this discussion essentially concerns how a table displaying polling data should be laid out, particularly how parties should be grouped, if at all. Template has not yet expired, but discussion seems to have died down. I personally think it has gone on long enough, and it would be useful if an outsider could help us move forward. Slomo666 (talk) 21:58, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Forbes (RfC)

(Initiated 39 days ago on 18 February 2026)
Ready to be closed -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 20:13, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Melania_(film)#RFC:_Should_mention_of_Brett_Ratner's_rape_and_sexual_assault_allegations_be_mentioned_in_the_WP:LEAD?_(survey)

(Initiated 36 days ago on 21 February 2026)
No comments for 3 weeks, closure would be good. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:51, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Zara_Larsson#RfC:_Which_image_to_use_as_main?

(Initiated 34 days ago on 23 February 2026)
119 comments, 39 people in discussion. Seems like all arguments have been made at least once now, and comments have died off. Note that this issue has had some media coverage, see "This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:" template at top of talkpage. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:30, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

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Deletion discussions

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Small sports category discussions

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 February 2#Category:Winnipeg Fury

Done - (Initiated 112 days ago on 7 December 2025)
These are all essentially the same discussion, with the same fundamental dispute, and I just don't want to deal. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 23:53, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

4 December discussions have been closed, 7 December relisted to 2 February. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:39, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
Done. -- Beland (talk) 02:10, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 February 3#Category:Typographers and type designers

Done - (Initiated 107 days ago on 12 December 2025)
* Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:42, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Relisted to 3 February. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:40, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
- Done. -- Beland (talk) 01:01, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 February 27#Category:Sufi Muslim communities in Syria

Done - (Initiated 98 days ago on 21 December 2025)
* Pppery * _{it has begun...} 03:36, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Relisted to 27 February. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:42, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
Done. -- Beland (talk) 01:55, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

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Merge proposals

Talk:Ukrainian conscription crisis#Merge proposal

(Initiated 73 days ago on 15 January 2026)
Thebiguglyalien (talk) 21:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States#Merge_proposal

Done - (Initiated 69 days ago on 18 January 2026)
– Please review this discussion. --Jax 0677 (talk) 21:44, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States#Splitting_proposal

Done - (Initiated 67 days ago on 21 January 2026)
Please review this discussion. --Jax 0677 (talk) 13:08, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Done both. -- Beland (talk) 02:16, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

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Requested moves

Talk:Natalie and Nadiya Anderson#Requested move 13 January 2026

(Initiated 74 days ago on 13 January 2026)
Kinda hesitant to re-request the closure. Indeed, the discussion has gotten more complex than I hoped for. Previously requested the closure weeks back, but then I had to withdraw due to the direction that the discussion was heading to. I would prefer a two- or three-person closure, honestly. I don't mind a single-person closure alternatively, but I think a two- or multi-person would help those less experienced and then encourage collaboration between the two or among them three. Others may disagree, but seeking two or more is easier IMO than seeking just one capable. The question of whether collaborative closure is quicker than a singular one remains. Indeed, one or more uninvolved, preferably, would have to carefully evaluate the arguments and rebuttals and all and then determine the results... but then might face backlash if the closure goes wrong. —George Ho (talk) 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

FWIW, I don't mind a multi-person closure, but I can't help think more than three might be excessive. Nevertheless, the more the merrier. —George Ho (talk) 02:27, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, closure is definitely needed now. 1isall (talk | contribs) 15:38, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

Would you like to be the first person of a collaborative, multi-person closure, or would you rather await someone else for a solo closure, or...? George Ho (talk) 19:10, 24 March 2026 (UTC); amended, 19:11, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm not really sure. 1isall (talk | contribs) 19:16, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm thinking about re-requesting a collaborative closure at WP:AN after a short while. Would that be necessary? George Ho (talk) 07:14, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

This discussion does not require a collaborative closure. It merely requires someone (maybe me) to bite the bullet. Those are done for particularly sensitive, public-facing, or precedent-setting discussions, e.g. 2017 Daily Mail. Iseult^Δxtalk to me 06:32, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Perhaps not, but I think a collaborative closure can help speed up the conclusion of a discussion, right? My past request from 2017 (Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive290#Re-requesting closure on RfC discussion about WP:NSPORTS) is here. The time between taking the request and concluding the consensus was... amazingly about twenty hours. Maybe the timing was too long or too short? George Ho (talk) 19:30, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Symposium#Requested move 28 January 2026

(Initiated 60 days ago on 28 January 2026)
1isall (talk | contribs) 20:43, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Relisted by TarnishedPath 2 days ago. 1isall (talk | contribs) 16:49, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:2026 National Party of Australia leadership spill motion#Requested move 11 March 2026

(Initiated 18 days ago on 11 March 2026)
Discussion has been open for about 15 days as of writing this request and seems to have had sufficient participation to judge a consensus based off of this thread. Qwerty123M (talk) 04:37, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

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Other types of closing requests

Talk:Saint Valentine's Day Massacre#See also - List of organized crime killings in Illinois

(Initiated 215 days ago on 26 August 2025)
- Whether or not {{section link}} should be used in a "See also" section. -- Beland (talk) 16:45, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Archived. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 21:14, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

@Paine Ellsworth Does this mean this entry can be removed? Vanderwaalforces (talk) 22:58, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Oh no, perhaps as said below, the closer can move it out of the archive when they close it. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 22:59, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Indeed. FaviFake (talk) 04:21, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

I have unarchived this to note that I started an RFC at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Layout#RFC: Piped links in "See also" sections. Perhaps that will resolve the issue more clearly. -- Beland (talk) 09:50, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

Requested close of that RFC in the above section. -- Beland (talk) 18:40, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

For better or worse, the broader RFC closed as "no consensus", so this now needs a case-by-case close. -- Beland (talk) 21:37, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Forspoken#Total_available_sales_data_of_Japan_release

(Initiated 134 days ago on 15 November 2025)
- The question is whether this version achieved consensus in the discussion or not. The two changes (adding most recent sales data and adjustment of unclear/WP:OR wording) have been disputed for some time. The latter is also a follow-up adjustment to the recently closed RfC, in case that is relevant to the closer. A WP:30 editor concluded that consensus was reached, but that decision is not accepted, which is why a formal closure by an uninvolved editor is needed. Vestigia Leonis (talk) 10:54, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Self-harm#Split DSH vs. NSSI?

(Initiated 105 days ago on 14 December 2025)
LS8 (ruikasa is 100% real) 11:26, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Refactored to this section. The discussion is a split proposal, not an RM. 1isall (talk | contribs) 11:43, 19 March 2026 (UTC)